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This website talks about why classroom management is important and how it differentiates due to technology in the classroom
http://www.projectidealonline.org/classMgt_ClassroomProcedures.php

Third Grade procedures
http://khe.darecountyschoolsonline.com/websites/14_14/classroom-procedures-and-.shtml

Fifth Grade Procedures

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES
Room 149
Entering the classroom
*Greet the teacher by name
*Enter the room quietly
*Get your materials
*Go directly to your seat
*Begin work immediately

Entering the classroom during class
*Knock on the door
*Wait to be “waved” into the classroom by the teacher
*Enter quietly
*Go directly to your seat
*Get to work immediately

When you are absent
*You are responsible for missing work
*You will have 2 days to complete the missing work
*If you are planning on being absent, notify the teacher ASAP so you can get the assignment beforehand

Getting to work immediately
*Have all your materials
*Read the assignment that is on the board
*Begin working on the assignment
*If you don’t understand, quietly ask your neighbor for help

Coming to attention
*Look at the teacher
*Stop talking
*Listen for instructions
*Continue working when instructed

Asking a question during a discussions
*Raise you hand
*Wait to be called on
*When called on, ask your question

Conferencing with the teacher
*Give the teacher your full attention
*Follow directions
*When conferencing is completed, return to your work

Getting materials without disturbing others
*Quietly walk directly to where the materials are located
*Get your materials
*Return directly to your seat
*Continue working

When you need a writing utensil or paper
*Ask for paper from the teacher at the beginning of class
*Borrow paper from a classmate during class

Exchanging papers
*Exchange papers with the person at your table
*If you don’t have a partner, exchange with the closest person to you
*If groups of 3, exchange your paper so each person has a different person’s paper

Heading on assignments: every paper you turn in should have the heading S-T-A-N-D, if your paper does not “STAND” if will not be accepted. S-T-A-N-D is an acronym for:
S-subject and block # N-name
T-teacher D-date
A-assignment

Passing in papers
*Pass all papers down the row, the teacher/student helper will pick-up
*At 4-person tables, 1 person will pick-up and place papers in the basket
*Independent work should be turned in independently into the basket

Participating in class discussions
*Raise your hand
*Wait to be called on
*If you don’t get called on, wait quietly for your turn
*When it is your turn, speak loudly, clearly, and discuss

If you finish early
*Read your reading book
*Work ahead on other assignments
*Finish any missing assignments
*Work on an assignment from another class

When given an assignment
*Write the assignment in your agenda
*Ask questions if you have any
*Accept the homework assignment

End of class dismissal
*The teacher dismisses the class, not the clock or the students
*Push in your chair (4th block put-up all chairs, except those by the computer)
*Put your materials away
*Exit quietly
*Say goodbye to the teachers and other students

Walking in the hallway during class time
*Line-up single-file in the classroom
*Be quiet
*Proceed out the door, without talking, in a single-file line
*Listen for instructions while walking down the hallway
*Walk on the right side of the hallway
*Wait outside the destination until we have permission to enter

When visitors are in the classroom
*Continue with your work
*Be polite to the guest, answer questions if asked
*Maintain work if the teacher is called away
*If appropriate, engage in conversation with the visitor

If the teacher is out of the classroom
*Continue with your work
*Be quiet, responsible, and mature

When a school-wide announcement or classroom page is made
*Stop talking
*Listen to the announcement
*Then continue working quietly

Saying “thank you”
*Look the person in the eye who you are thanking
*Say “thank you,” following by the person’s name
*Explain why you are thanking them.
*Smile
*Thank you should be said whenever someone does something for you (gift, help, etc.)

If you are suddenly ill
*If time, ask the teacher for a pass
*If no time, go directly to the restroom
*If you cannot make it to the restroom, please grab the waste basket on your way out
*Report back when you are done, to get a pass to the nurse’s office

Responding to a fire drill
*Line-up at the door
*Listen for the teacher’s instructions
*Exit the room to the right
*Go down the hallway, past the counselor’s office, proceed down the stairs
*When you get outside, do down the sidewalk to the right and up the stairs
*Cross the street and our entire class will meet by the sign (up the hill a little)
*Once there everyone should check in with the teacher

Responding to a tornado drill
*Line-up at the door
*Listen for the teacher’s instructions
*Exit the room to the left
*Go down the hallway and into Mr. Valentine’s classroom (252)
*Sit where instructed
*Be quiet and aware for instructions